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As with computer malware, the FakeAV app on Android devices coaxes users into purchasing full version software in order to remove infections. Pop-ups will ap...
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Many users don't take steps to protect themselves and their data on their smartphones and tablets.
When it comes to keeping their mobile devices safe and secure, consumers are playing a game of cat-and-mouse with cybercriminals.
Although most users are aware that mobile devices can be hacked, just as desktops or laptops can, many still don't take steps to protect themselves and the data on their smartphones and tablets, according to a study released Wednesday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas.
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Laut einer Studie von NQ Mobile hat sich die Anzahl der Malware 2012 gegenüber 2011 verdreifacht. Im vergangenen Jahr gab es über 65.000 Schadprogramme.
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There are some surprising numbers available that tell a dark story about mobile apps and what they can be doing on your device.
By now you've read about malicious apps that leak privacy data, but do you realize how serious it really is? If not, you'd better pay attention to the following statistics gathered by Symantec*. And if you think that Google Play is 100% safe, it isn't. I have some data that yields some shocking results about the number of malicious apps waiting to grab your data. ===> Unfortunately, the playing surface for Internet naughtiness has changed in the past couple of years and you need to know that it's only getting worse. <===
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===> Unfortunately, the playing surface for Internet naughtiness has changed in the past couple of years and you need to know that it's only getting worse. <===
Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
Gust MEES's curator insight,
March 4, 2013 11:06 AM
===> Unfortunately, the playing surface for Internet naughtiness has changed in the past couple of years and you need to know that it's only getting worse. <===
Check also:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
alistairm 's curator insight,
March 5, 2013 3:35 AM
Oh dear - the world of technology seems to be one step forward two steps back but these issues are important especially of we are going to be using mobile devices in education and promoting BYOD approaches.
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Do you always turn WiFi off on your smartphone before leaving the house or work? You might think there's no harm in having WiFi turned on but not connected to a network, but that's not necessarily the case.
A wireless device goes through a discovery process in which it attempts to connect to an available wireless network. This may either be ‘passive’ - listening for networks which are broadcasting themselves - or ‘active’ - sending out probe request packets in search of a network to connect to.
Most devices use both passive and active discovery in an attempt to connect to known/preferred networks. So it's very likely that your smartphone is broadcasting the names (SSIDs) of your favourite networks for anyone to see.
===> An ‘evil twin’ attack could even accomplish this without needing any knowledge of your WiFi password - very damaging for all of those who use mobile banking for instance! <===
Gust MEES: a MUST READ for anyone using m-Learning + "BYOD" and also any smartphone user...
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Here are the most important aspects of BYOD to consider before implementation.
Gust MEES: check out also my FREE course about it here
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/
Read more. a MUST: http://www.fedtechmagazine.com/article/2012/08/5-takeaways-cio-councils-byod-toolkit
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Lisa Nielsen, the author of "Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning" and "The Innovative Educator" blog, believes it is time to shatter a few myths about students bringing their own devices (BYOD) to school.
Organizations that do not invest in security education for their employees put themselves at risk.
Gust MEES: when working with ICT Education of employees is a MUST, in Business and especially in Education while working with "Bring Your Own Device" (Hashtag on Twitter = #BYOD)!
Don't forget that Internetsafety alone isn't enough! You need also to protect the computer and other devices of "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD), check my FREE courses here:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Advocates Good “Cyber Hygiene”
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/cyberhygiene-hygiene-for-ict-in-education-and-business/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/ict-security-tools
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet
Check out also "Security Education Services" from Trustwave:
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Article from FORBES 5/23/2012 @ 10:50AM |36,211 views
With 6 billion global mobile subscribers and over 35 billion apps downloaded to those devices, one begins to wonder how secure this situation is for businesses. In fact it’s not.
The situation can best be described as turning an organization’s network security into Swiss cheese, where holes are opening up from devices everywhere. Welcome to the mobile business revolution. Along with any major insurgency, what previously seemed secure meets what suddenly makes it vulnerable. =============================================
Gust MEES: Thanks to Kevin Corbett for this Tip and once again I should say; NOBODY IS PERFECT and a secure Internet can ONLY be there when ALL of us are helping to make it secure by protecting our "BYOD" devices!
Check out also my FREE courses about basic IT-Security here (easy to follow and to understand) by 5 minutes tutorials:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/
- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/
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“BYOD is top of mind for myriad organisations; however, it’s causing some concern among IT. The increase in personal devices accessing the network may complicate the process of ensuring devices are secure and compliant with company policies, making it difficult for IT to justify broad BYOD acceptance,” said Stacy K. Crook, senior analyst, Mobile Enterprise Research, IDC. “Solutions with features like those found in the latest version of Sophos Mobile Control allow organisations to develop BYOD strategies without compromising on security, or complicating the overall management of the network.”
In addition, if it a mobile device becomes non-compliant, the new release will alert IT, so the administrator can send messages to the user for minor violations. For more serious incidents, the administrator can configure a set of tasks, which will be applied automatically. Examples include corporate or full wipes as well as policy changes to avert any risk for corporate data.
Gust MEES: a MUST read for anyone who uses "Bring Your Own Device" (Hashtag for Twitter =#BYOD): http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13423
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Bring your own device (BYOD) has become increasingly more prevalent in businesses with over 71% of companies planning, tolerating or supporting its infiltration into normal corporate work practices, according to an infograph published by Matrix 42. According to the below infograph the most common devices being utilised by employees via BYOD for work are laptops, PDA’s, mobile devices, and tablet computers.
Simon Loughran one of Certification Europe’s leading ISO 27001 – Information Security Management Systems auditors published a paper called ‘Security and Mobile Devices’ on this topic recently. The paper identified one of the largest risk associated with the usage of BYOD devices such as mobile devices is inherent with their portability and that is precisely the intended functionality. Advanced technological changes allow people to work outside the corporate networks on wireless and remote connectivity, which in turn facilitates easily accessible and shareable company information. This creates a new risk area for companies as it has moved outside of the established security perimeter that has been so meticulously developed.
The solution is to develop subsequent selected security controls around the mobile devices and BYOD devices which are as stringent as those employed around company devices.
The Matrix 42 infograph was developed after the company completed a survey of 600 enterprise IT professionals and was published via Visual.ly.
Top Ten tips for mobile security...
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Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) schemes have become increasingly prevalent in most businesses worldwide, as employees look to use their own personal devices in a business context. When asked if employees valued certain devices over others, 89 per cent of those surveyed claimed this was the case.
“Rather than fight against the tide, organizations should embrace the use of these devices and work alongside staff to ensure that comprehensive IT policies and best practice guidelines are put in place to assist and inform employees about how their devices should be used. End-point protection for these devices is also crucial if businesses want to safeguard employees against an ever-changing, increasingly sophisticated threat landscape.”
Read more: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13245
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Trying to ban BYOD will just drive it underground, so IT departments need to address four reasons why staff are frustrated by their existing hardware.
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Principal Security experts are confident that in the next months we will assist to the explosion for Android botnets and in general of mobile cyber threats.
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Researchers continue to find that the pace of mobile malware development is accelerating. Researchers continue to find that the pace of mobile malware development is accelerating.A total of 22,750 new modifications of malicious programs targeting mobile devices were detected this past quarter by Kaspersky Lab, which is more than half of the total number of modifications detected in all of 2012.A full 99.9% of them target the Android platform.
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There has always been at least some sort of disconnect between how things like mobile learning are taught in a classroom and how things work in the 'real world'.
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Real World!???
There is STILL some skill to add to that list ===> Cyber-Security skills!!! As students need to get knowledge who is tailored to the Real-World, this skill is very important!!! When having Cyber-Security skills, their employer doesn't have to invest in special training, which saves him big money!
And in times where Economy doesn't look that good worldwide, this is certainly a bonus point to find a new job!
Check also:
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/learning-basics-of-cyber-security-by-easy-to-follow-steps/
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An infographic from security-testing company Veracode explores the rise of data breaches and what it could mean for businesses and consumers.
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OpenDNS and the Ponemon Institute teamed up to create a unique infographic that provides statistics on one of the most concerning topics in the industry.
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Please check my FREE courses and curations here to get smart and don't forget "Forewarned is Forearmed"!
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/ict-security-tools
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free
===> Be aware of the malware!!! <===
Read more: http://www.scmagazine.com/mobile-security-stats/slideshow/805/#0
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The Norton Cybercrime Report is out for 2012! Cybercrime continues to have far-reaching effects and is increasingly a problem on mobile devices and in our social networks (where we seem to be less vigilant).
After surveying more than 13,000 consumers in 24 countries, the researchers found that the numbers of online adults increased by 20 percent from last year, and that cybercrime impacted just under ½ of them in the previous 12 months. The total direct consumer cost was calculated to be $110 billion, slightly down from last year’s $114 billion (USD), with the average cost per victim down approximately 20 percent. The reason the overall cost remains so high is that the pool of victimized online adults grew more rapidly - in other words, less money, but from more victims.
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DFI News Digital Forensic Investigator is a multi-media resource for digital forensic professionals working in academic, government, law enforcement, and corporate settings.
Call it Invasion of the iPhone Snatchers: a new FinFisher-based spyware is built to infect iPhones and iPads (and Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone gadgets too) in order to take over the device completely — all unbeknownst to the user.
The smartphones and tablets will innocently appear to be themselves, but in reality the mobile malware is working in the background to track the device’s location, monitor activity and intercept communications including emails, voice calls and text messages.
Gust MEES: in Education we use Internet for e-Learning + m-Learning and also we embrace "Bring Your Own Device" (Twitter Hashtag = #BYOD), so we need to know also about the dangers, risks and threats with it! That's our responsibility against our learners (students) and we need to learn the basics of IT-Security and share our knowledge and help our learners when security problems occur ;)
Read also my FREE courses about basic IT-Security (easy to learn, ONLY change your habits...):
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/ict-security-tools
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet
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Coalfire recently conducted a survey on the BYOD to work trend. The findings reveal many companies are not discussing mobile device cybersecurity issues with their employees and lack policies to protect sensitive company data.
The survey was conducted last month among 400 individuals in a variety of industries across North America that do not work in IT departments.
“The BYOD trend is not slowing down, and while it has many benefits, it’s also introducing a number of new security risks that may be foreign to many companies,” said Rick Dakin, CEO and chief security strategist with Coalfire.
===> “The results of this survey demonstrate that companies must do much more to protect their critical infrastructure as employees work from their own mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones, in the workplace. Companies need to have security and education policies in place that protect company data on personal devices.” <===
Read more, a MUST: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13424
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Nearly half of enterprises that allow employee-owned devices to connect to a company’s network have experienced a data breach, a study has revealed.
Most of these companies reacted by restricting data access rights (45%) or installing security software (43%), according to the survey of 400 IT professionals by Decisive Analytics.
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In 21st Century we need not ONLY talking about Internet-Safety, Online-Safety and IT-Security, but we need to secure our computers and ANY other related device connecting to Internet, such as also our smartphones! I will present you now a tutorial on How-To create best protection (as on March 2012) for your computer and this with mostly FREE tools and FREE Online Services…
Also will I provide you a worksheet which helps you planning your weekly tasks!
In 21st Century while using "Bring Your Own Device" (Hashtag for Twitter = #BYOD) there is a MUST to know about basic IT-Security knowledge! The teachers role is NOT anymore to be the MOST important person, but the LEARNER! So the teacher needs to have that basic knowledge to share it with its learners and to try to keep a safe Learning Workspace... Online and Offline, in the "internal learning network" and also in the "external learning network"!
As Teachers, Educators and Instructors we have to deal with Apps, OpenSource software, Freeware, different OS devices, so we need to know about the risks and dangers! We need to know how to get protected these devices also!
It's not ONLY the IT-Admin's responsibility, IT-Security is the responsibility of ALL of us!!!
Check also:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/bring-your-own-device-advantages-dangers-and-risks/ ;
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/category/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorials/
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/ict-security-tools
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet
===> Be aware of the malware! <===
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What is "jailbreaking" and "rooting"? iOS: Jailbreaking is the process of modifying iOS system kernels to allow file system read and write access. Most jailbreaking tools (and exploits) remove the limitations and security features built by the manufacturer Apple (the "jail") through the use of custom kernels, which make unauthorized modifications to the operating system. Almost all jailbreaking tools allow users to run code not approved and signed by Apple. This allows users to install additional applications, extensions and patches without the control of Apple’s App Store.
Android: Rooting is the process of gaining administrative or privileged access for the Android OS. As the Android OS is based on the Linux Kernel, rooting a device is analogous to gaining access to administrative, root user-equivalent, permissions on Linux. Unlike iOS, rooting is (usually) not required to run applications outside from the Android Market. Some carriers control this through operating system settings or device firmware. Rooting also enables the user to completely remove and replace the device's operating system.
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Learn more:
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/often-asked-questions-are-there-cyber-security-dangers-with-apps-and-whats-about-privacy/
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=twitter
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=Botnet
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Botnet